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For Al Mohler, for complications with surgery. Lord, hear our prayers. For Becky, for ongoing wisdom for doctors and healing in her whole body. Lord, hear our prayers. For Lauren, a friend of our son and daughter-in-law, for the sudden loss of her father. Lord, hear our prayers.

We had a great time in Mexico, and I’ve done my best to get some links to some blogs this week. I fly to LA Monday morning to give two lectures at Pepperdine.

Well, you ask, what did we read while we were here? Kris and I begin a few months in advance planning our “vacation reading,” so we had more than a few books to choose from. My approach is to bring 8-10 books, hoping that I can get one done per day (while others are soaking…

No one who reads the Psalter can fail to observe how frequently the psalmists are opposed. Here he refers to the insolent, the seethingly rebellious, and he knows they are the opposite of those who “fear” God. Notice 119:78:”Let the arrogant be put to shame, because they have subverted me with guile; as for me,…

I’ve come to the conclusion that I come to Mexico for all the wrong reasons but the rest of my family comes for all the right reasons. Here’s what I mean:

The psalmist, in 119:76-77, pleads with God to extend his love and his mercy down to him. Three points:

“Those who fear You will see me and rejoice” (Ps. 119:74) and “May those who fear You… turn again to me” (119:79). Friendship of the “fearful”, friendship of those who fear God.

Año Nuevo (New Year’s Eve) in Ixtapa.

1. To ape some old words, one can either write a blog or read a blog, but one can’t normally be good at both. Personally speaking, I’ve not done as well at the latter as Kris has and I’ve not done as well as I would have liked.

The psalmist, in 119:73 knows that God’s hands have “firmed him up” — the way the sun is “fixed” in the sky at midday, the way pillars hold up the building, and the way a king has been established on his throne. Why does the psalmist care that God’s hands have firmed him — established…
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